Too Faithful?
Via GoogleNews, I see that one reviewer, who apparently never read Thackeray's book, is complaining that the new movie version of Vanity Fair "lacks two major things -- somebody likable and a hope for the goodness of mankind." Duh. The novel's subtitle is "A Novel Without a Hero."
Unfortunately, I doubt that the film is that faithful. If the ads are to be believed, the movie turns that great amoral user Becky Sharp (who makes Scarlett look like Melanie) into some kind of enterpreneurial/feminist hero. Better to read the book.
UPDATE: Reader Joe Gusmano writes that you can get Vanity Fair for free at Project Gutenberg. Of course, you won't get binding with that.